US9897109B2 - Fan vibration damping structure and fan with the vibration damping structure - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F04D25/0606—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump
- F04D25/0613—Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven the electric motor being specially adapted for integration in the pump the electric motor being of the inside-out type, i.e. the rotor is arranged radially outside a central stator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F16C19/527—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with devices affected by abnormal or undesired conditions related to vibration and noise
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- the present invention relates generally to a fan vibration damping structure and a fan with the vibration damping structure.
- the fan vibration damping structure is able to reduce vibration of the fan in operation.
- cooling fan is a heat dissipation unit, which has very good heat dissipation efficiency and is very flexible to assemble with other heat dissipation component.
- the cooling fan is widely applied to various apparatuses necessitating heat dissipation, including transportation tools, domestic electrical products and air-conditioning equipments, to dissipate the heat generated by these apparatuses.
- the inductive magnetization between the rotor and stator of the cooling fan causes the rotor to rotate relative to the stator.
- the blades of the fan impeller on the rotor are rotated along with the rotor to forcedly guide airflow for dissipating the heat.
- the cooling fans can be classified into axial-flow fan, cross-flow fan and centrifugal fan.
- the axial-flow fan is most often used to forcedly dissipate the heat generated by the heat generation units or electronic components in the electronic equipment.
- the cooling fan will inevitably more or less vibrate to affect the operation of some sophisticated electronic units of the electronic equipment, such as the hard disc. No matter which type the cooling fan pertains to, the cooling fan will vibrate in operation. In certain specific situations, no vibration is allowable. Therefore, it is a currently most critical topic how to eliminate the vibration of the cooling fan.
- the fan vibration damping structure of the present invention includes a bearing cup, a first bearing, a second bearing, a third bearing, an elastic member, at least one oil seal and high-viscosity-coefficient oil.
- the bearing cup has an internal receiving space and a bearing hole in communication with each other.
- the first, second and third bearings, the elastic member and the oil seal are received in the receiving space.
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil is filled in the receiving space.
- the fan with the vibration damping structure of the present invention includes a bearing cup, a first bearing, a second bearing, a third bearing, an elastic member, at least one oil seal, high-viscosity-coefficient oil, a rotor and a stator.
- the bearing cup has an internal receiving space and a bearing hole in communication with each other.
- the first, second and third bearings, the elastic member and the oil seal are received in the receiving space.
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil is filled in the receiving space.
- the rotor has a fan impeller hub and a shaft perpendicularly extending from the fan impeller hub.
- the shaft is rotatably fitted in the first, second and third bearings.
- the stator is fitted around the bearing cup.
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil is filled in the internal receiving space of the bearing cup between the bearings and the elastic member.
- the axial vibration push force of the fan is not only damped by the elastic member, but also damped by the high-viscosity-coefficient oil filled in the receiving space as damping or shock absorption means. Therefore, a true vibration damping effect is provided.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional exploded view of a first embodiment of the fan vibration damping structure of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a sectional assembled view of the first embodiment of the fan vibration damping structure of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a sectional exploded view of a first embodiment of the fan with the vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional assembled view of the first embodiment of the fan with the vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional exploded view of a first embodiment of the fan vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional assembled view of the first embodiment of the fan vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- the fan vibration damping structure 1 of the present invention includes a bearing cup 11 , a first bearing 12 , a second bearing 13 , a third bearing 14 , an elastic member 15 , at least one oil seal 16 , high-viscosity-coefficient oil 17 and a locating member 18 .
- the bearing cup 11 has an internal receiving space 111 and a bearing hole 112 in communication with the receiving space 111 .
- the first, second and third bearings 12 , 13 , 14 , the elastic member 15 and the oil seal 16 are received in the receiving space 111 .
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil 17 is filled in the receiving space 111 .
- a stop section 113 radially protrudes from the bearing cup 11 into the receiving space 111 .
- the stop section 113 provides axial restriction effect.
- One side of the first bearing 12 abuts against the stop section 113 .
- the first and second bearings 12 , 13 are disposed at two ends of the receiving space 111 .
- the oil seal 16 is disposed between the first and third bearings 12 , 14 . That is, in an upward sequence, in the receiving space 111 of the bearing cup 11 are disposed the second bearing 13 , the elastic member 15 , the locating member 18 , the third bearing 14 , the oil seal 16 and the first bearing 12 .
- the first and third bearings 12 , 14 are respectively disposed on two sides of the stop section 113 .
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil 17 is filled between the third bearing 14 and the second bearing 13 .
- the first and second bearings 12 , 13 are ball bearings.
- the third bearing 14 is an oil-retaining bearing.
- all the bearings can be ball bearings or oil-retaining bearings or an assembly thereof. This is not limited.
- the locating member 18 is positioned between the third bearing 14 and the elastic member 15 .
- the locating member 18 is a retainer ring and the elastic member 15 is a compression spring.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional exploded view of a first embodiment of the fan with the vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional assembled view of the first embodiment of the fan with the vibration damping structure of the present invention.
- the fan 2 with the vibration damping structure of the present invention includes a bearing cup 11 , a rotor 21 and a stator 22 .
- the structure of the bearing cup 11 is identical to the first embodiment of the fan vibration damping structure 1 of the present invention and thus will not be repeatedly described.
- the stator 22 is fitted around the bearing cup 11 .
- the rotor 21 has a fan impeller hub 211 and a shaft 212 perpendicularly extending from the fan impeller hub 211 .
- the shaft 212 is rotatably fitted in the first, second and third bearings 12 , 13 , 14 .
- the stator 22 has multiple silicon steel sheets 221 and multiple windings 222 wound around the silicon steel sheets 221 .
- the present invention is improved from the conventional device in which only an elastic member is used to provide vibration damping effect for the fan in operation.
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil 17 is further filled in the receiving space of the bearing cup 11 to provide cushioning and vibration damping effect.
- the damping concept of a shock-absorber is applied to the bearing cup of the fan to provide vibration damping effect.
- the high-viscosity-coefficient oil is able to damp the vibration in both axial direction and radial direction when the fan operates.
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